Deferred income
UnitedHealth Group Deferred income increased by 0.2% to $3.42B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 3.7%, from $3.3B to $3.42B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred income shows an upward trend with a 3.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase generally signals strong future revenue growth and customer demand, while a decrease may indicate a slowdown in new business or rapid fulfillment of existing contracts.
Detailed definition
This represents payments received from customers for services or products that have not yet been delivered or earned. As...
Peer comparison
Common in subscription and service-based businesses; peers report this as deferred revenue or unearned premiums.
current_liabilities_deferred_revenue_currentHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $2.37B | $2.56B | $2.57B | $2.68B | $2.21B | $12.85B | $3.08B | $14.49B | $14.85B | $15.31B | $3.36B | $3.21B | $2.57B | $3.32B | $3.32B | $3.3B | $3.03B | $3.37B | $3.41B | $3.42B |
| QoQ Change | — | +8.1% | +0.6% | +4.0% | -17.3% | +480.8% | -76.1% | +371.1% | +2.5% | +3.1% | -78.1% | -4.4% | -19.8% | +29.1% | -0.1% | -0.6% | -8.0% | +11.0% | +1.4% | +0.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -6.5% | +402.6% | +19.6% | +441.6% | +571.4% | +19.2% | +9.1% | -77.9% | -82.7% | -78.3% | -1.1% | +2.8% | +17.9% | +1.4% | +2.9% | +3.7% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is UnitedHealth Group's deferred income?
- UnitedHealth Group (UNH) reported deferred income of $3.42B in Q1 2026.
- How has UnitedHealth Group's deferred income changed year-over-year?
- UnitedHealth Group's deferred income increased by 3.7% year-over-year, from $3.3B to $3.42B.
- What is the long-term trend for UnitedHealth Group's deferred income?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), UnitedHealth Group's deferred income has grown at a 3.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.84B to $3.41B.
- What does deferred income mean?
- Money received in advance for services or products that the company has not yet provided.